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In November, the National Mathematical Olympiad began. Jiang Zhizhi and Pu Yu, who won first prize in the Mathematical League, and more than a dozen other high school students went to Jinghai to participate in the competition under the guidance of their teachers.
The venue of the competition is Mizuki University.
"I don't know where the International Olympiad will be held. It would be great if it was in Country D. Then you can compare and decide whether to choose Mizuki University or MN University." On the plane to Jinghai, Pu Yu was still whispering in Jiang Zhizhi's ear.
"If nothing unexpected happens, I will probably still choose Mizuki University."
Country D was too far away, and Xu Honghan had also reminded her, implicitly and implicitly, that choosing a domestic university would be more beneficial for her future development...
The participating members were accommodated in a hotel near Mizuki University. The competition was held on the second day. The day before, the team leader allowed them to move freely and choose to visit the examination venue.
However, Jiang Zhizhi had already booked her itinerary before coming, and the first thing she did when she arrived in Jinghai was to visit Yang Fuyuan.
Yang Fuyuan's wife had passed away, and his two children had already started their own families. He was the only one left at home except for the nanny.
Jiang Zhizhi's arrival made him particularly happy. After arranging the nanny to prepare dinner, he took Jiang Zhizhi to the study to play chess.
They chatted while playing chess.
"How is the teacher's health recently?"
"Very well, he also asked me to say hello to you before coming."
Yang Fuyuan sighed, "Teacher, he is old and has no wife or children. You should visit him more often."
When he said this, he revealed a sense of loneliness and sadness.
After entering Yang Fuyuan's house, Jiang Zhizhi suddenly felt that Yang Fuyuan at this moment was really similar to Zong Qinghai.
He had no wife or children around him, and only a nanny to take care of him.
But he is much younger than Zong Qinghai and is still in good health...
After dinner was ready, they stopped playing Go and prepared to go to the living room, but Jiang Zhizhi's attention was attracted by an old photo on the bookshelf.
The photo shows a girl wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and high-waisted jeans. She is thin and very beautiful. She has a neat ponytail and looks at the camera. Her whole body exudes an inviolable beauty.
Yang Fuyuan also noticed Jiang Zhizhi's gaze. He followed her line of sight and his eyes gently fell on the old photo.
"That's Elder Zong's daughter Xiaoyun. I took this photo of her. She was only eighteen years old at that time." Recalling the past, he couldn't help but reveal a warm smile on his old face.
After a pause, he looked at Jiang Zhizhi again, came back to his senses, and said: "Zhizhi, you and Xiaoyun are really alike. Sometimes when I see you, I seem to see her reappear in front of me in a trance."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't think she looked alike to Zong Yun. The only thing they had in common was that they were both thin... In terms of looks, Zong Yun was much prettier than herself. She was the kind of cool and aloof beauty who would make one look stunning at first sight.
It was already very late when they left Yang Fuyuan's house. Before leaving, he repeatedly reminded Jiang Zhizhi of some things to pay attention to in the exam, and asked the driver to drive Jiang Zhizhi to the hotel where the participating students were staying.
The competition lasted two days, four and a half hours each day. The difficulty of the test was so great that even Pu Yu, who always praised the "genius girl," sighed after the test.
But within a few hours, she had forgotten about the competition and was dragging Jiang Zhizhi around the campus.
The return flight was the next day. After dinner, they rested in the hotel. Jiang Zhizhi's cell phone rang one after another. It was calls from her mother Chen Yuping and Xu Honghan.
After Jiang Zhizhi answered the two calls, the text message rang again.
Pu Yu on the side chuckled, "You are such a busy man."
The text message was sent by Xu Qingbo, who was currently studying at Shuimu University. He knew that Jiang Zhizhi had come to Jinghai two days ago, and until this moment, he finally couldn't help but send a message.
Is the game over?
[Well, it's over. We'll go back to Nanshi tomorrow.]
How did you do on the exam? Did you perform well?
【fine. 】
There was silence for more than ten minutes before the next message came.
【Would you like to meet me? 】
Jiang Zhizhi thought for a moment and replied, "No, it's too late. You should go to bed early."
【Well, you should rest early too. 】
After hanging up the phone, Xu Qingbo put down his phone in disappointment.
He looked up at the tall building of the hotel where Jiang Zhizhi was staying, and lowered his eyes silently.
They haven't seen each other for half a year since they met during the summer vacation.
I thought she would take the initiative to contact him when she came to Jinghai this time, but she didn't send him any message until the end of the exam.
Xu Qingbo had a strange feeling. He had clearly chosen this path himself, but he seemed to be getting further and further away from Jiang Zhizhi.
Are they not even friends anymore?
*
When the Olympiad results came in, Jiang Zhizhi and Pu Yu still ranked at the top, and both of them also received training qualifications for the national intensive training selection. First High School publicized this with a slew of big-character posters.
After all, obtaining the qualification for national training selection is equivalent to obtaining the admission qualification for Jinghai University and Mizuki University, and you will definitely be admitted to a prestigious university.
In March of the following year, Jiang Zhizhi and Pu Yu went to Jinghai together to participate in a one-month training and selection.
The selection process was incredibly intense, with multiple rounds of intense training and testing every day. They competed against over sixty top high school students nationwide. Finally, the top six were selected based on their overall scores. Jiang Zhizhi took first place, with Pu Yu still nipping at her heels in second. The remaining four were all boys. Seventh place was a bespectacled girl, who missed the spot by a single point. Pu Yu had become close to her during the training camp and felt sorry for her.
Pu Yu was very disappointed that the International Olympiad would be held in Country M. She did not like Country M, but preferred countries with a profound and elegant culture.
She said that Country M was like a young blond boy who did not arouse any interest at all, unlike Country D, which sounded like an elegant old gentleman.
Jiang Zhizhi was overjoyed every time she heard Pu Yu's anthropomorphic evaluation.
However, although he doesn't like Country M, Pu Yu still attaches great importance to this competition.
As long as she can get a place in this International Olympiad, she will have obtained the admission letter from MN University.
The competition lasts for nine days, with registration and check-in on the first two days, an opening ceremony on the third day, and exam days on the fourth and fifth days.
There are three questions every day, a total of six questions, with a full score of 42 points.
After the exam, the coordination period begins.
Pu Yu, who had handled every exam easily before, became nervous after this exam.
She made a mistake.
Or rather, she failed to fully solve the competition problem...
There were almost no other participating students in the same situation as Pu Yu. Even after the exams, the atmosphere was extremely depressing. Every time the six of them gathered together for dinner, they hardly spoke a word.
Everyone was waiting for the results nervously and anxiously.
*
"Full marks? How is that possible?"
A paper alarmed the team leaders of all the participating countries in the Olympiad. Country M even sent a mathematics professor from H University to confirm it personally, but after confirming it again, they were shocked again.
Perfect problem-solving ideas, keen mathematical intuition, rigorous logical thinking, everything is absolutely flawless.
Who is this?
Almost all national team leaders began to inquire about this participating student.
A girl from China, a 16-year-old high school sophomore!
There are many people who have won gold medals in the history of the Olympic Science Competition, and there are even more geniuses, but only a few can get full marks.
Later, almost all of these people became well-known figures in the international academic circles.
In this era of international turmoil and uncertainty, is China about to have another academic superstar rise?
The news spread like wildfire before the scores were released.
On the eighth day of the competition, the final results were determined, the grand closing ceremony began, and the award ceremony was broadcast live to all parts of the world.
Jiang Zhizhi ranked first individually and single-handedly raised the team's total score. China won the gold medal with a score three points higher than Country D.
The return flight had not yet landed, but news reports from all over the country were already overwhelming.
As the participating teams got off the plane, they received warm applause from the crowd. Jiang Zhizhi immediately spotted Yang Fuyuan and Xu Honghan in the crowd.
"Zhizhi!" Xu Honghan walked up first, hugged her happily, rubbed her head and said, "You did a great job!"
After knowing that Jiang Zhizhi won the gold medal in the Olympic Games, he was even happier than when he won the gold medal himself.
Moreover, Jiang Zhizhi also won the first place.
"Senior brother, why are you here?" Jiang Zhizhi was very surprised. At this time, he should be in Qianzhou.
"My project in Qianzhou has been completed and everything went smoothly. So after hearing the news that you won first place, I immediately flew here. I want to be the first person to congratulate you." Xu Honghan said happily.
Pu Yu came over and looked at Xu Honghan with blinking eyes. "Just a friendly reminder, I was the first one to congratulate her."
In addition to Xu Honghan, Yang Fuyuan and others, there were also several members of the National Mathematical Society who came to greet them.
They held a celebration to celebrate these young teenagers winning the crown jewel of the youth academic world.
On the way back, everyone else followed the team leader back to the hotel, only Jiang Zhizhi was taken away by Xu Honghan and Yang Fuyuan. They had already learned from the two that Jiang Zhizhi was a student of Zong Qinghai.
In the academic world of the future, there will probably be another figure in the clan who cannot be underestimated.
Although Zong Qinghai is old, his status is still as unshakable as Mount Tai.
"Zhizhi, maybe you don't understand what it means to get first place now. I want to tell you in advance that everything will be different in the future. You must be mentally prepared." Xu Honghan shook Jiang Zhizhi's hand and said with a little excitement.
Yang Fuyuan, who was standing opposite him, also said with a smile, "That's right, Zhizhi. Shuimu University has decided to admit you as an exception. You don't have to take the college entrance examination. You can enroll directly after this summer vacation. Other schools will also make arrangements."
Jiang Zhizhi was stunned. She didn't expect this to happen.
Pu Yu said that getting a place in the National Mathematical Olympiad is equivalent to getting an admission letter from various prestigious universities, but she didn't say that it means skipping a grade?
"What's wrong? Are you happy and silly?" Xu Honghan rubbed Jiang Zhizhi's hair and smiled jokingly.
Jiang Zhizhi shook her head. "No, I just feel weird."
"Strange?"
"Yeah, because I really want to be a senior in high school."
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